JANUARY 29, 2019 - The Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle program reached another milestone, proving the vehicle’s ability to deliver future combat power from ship to shore and follow-on objectives. Program Executive Officer Land Systems recently completed testing on the ACV, which proved the new vehicles' ability to not only take on challenging surf, but also complete a … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Replacing Humvees With New JLTV
DECEMBER 21, 2018, Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA - Marines are officially getting a new set of wheels. The Marine Corps will start fielding the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to Marines, following a decision made Dec. 12 by the Program Executive Officer Land Systems. The JLTV, a program led by the Army, will partially replace the Army and Marine Corps’ aging High … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Wants New Lightweight Hard Armor Plates
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 - The Marine Corps has released a request for proposal for a lightweight hard armor plate to lighten the load for Marines and allow commanders to adapt to the environment, mission and level of threat on the battlefield. In August, Marine Corps Systems Command assessed industry’s capability to make a plate that would supplement the Enhanced Small Arms … [Read more...]
VMM-268 Ospreys Conduct Trans-Pacific Flight
OCTOBER 2, 2018, Marine Corps Base Hawaii - Eight MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 successfully completed a trans-Pacific flight from Darwin, Australia to Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Sept. 28. This is the second time in 18 months that the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and VMM-268 have successfully completed this flight. Flights like these … [Read more...]
Marines Test Future of Wireless Communications
AUGUST 23, 2018, Camp Hansen, Okinawa - Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conducted field testing of a new Free Space Optics system at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21. FSO is an optical communication system that transfers data on a highly secured and nearly undetectable infrared laser, separate from the radio … [Read more...]